On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 01:14:07 +0100, Rich Walker <rw@shadow.org.uk> said:
> "Michael K. Edwards" <m.k.edwards@gmail.com> writes:
>> On 7/15/05, Manoj Srivastava va, manoj <srivasta@debian.org> wrote:
>>> What's with the recent push to get every little things written
>>> down into policy, so the developer no longer is required to have
>>> an ability to think, or exercise any judgement whatsoever?
>>
>> Welcome to the software industry in 2005.
> [snip]
> Yes, to rely on 1300 developers to all think of your cunning method
> of solving a problem clearly makes sense.
Good god. If anyone thinks that handling a long open
unreproducible problem in the ways mentions is "cunning method", I
think they better look at a nice long apprenticeship before aspiring
to be a DD.
> After all, to *write down* a technique that solves the problem, and
> make it available to all of them would stilt their creativity,
> hinder their intellect, and prevent the development of a consistent
> style!
If we have to create a written document to spoon feed people
solutions to trivial problems, the project is doomed anyway, and
nothing really matters.
manoj
who can't believe we have sunk this low
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